The station opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the original section from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt.
It is situated on the border of the 1st and 2nd arrondissements. The underground station is named after Étienne Marcel (between 1302 and 1310 – 31 July 1358), who was the provost of the Paris merchants from 1354 - 1358. It is served by the metro line 4.
The line has only one entrance, which is on the rue Turbigo.
The ouside is in Art Nouveau style.
The yellow sign over the entrance has the the word "Metropolitain" written in green letters.
On its sides are two large flower-shaped lamps with red lights.
The corridor from the entrance is tiled about head-high in white ceramic tiles with a raised centre. At ground level is a row of plein turquoise tiles.
At the top is a row of turquoise border tiles with flowers in diamonds.
A map of the local area hangs in a white ceramic frame.
The ceiling is flat with some support beams. They are painted white.
The same style of lighting is used as on the platforms.
Entrance to the platform is from the end. A fire extinguisher has been placed on the wall close by.
The walls are tiled in white ceramic tiles with a raised centre.
The signage is in mixed case white letters on blue.
The edge of the platform is marked in white. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled. The lights consist of flourescent tubes in a silver casing and hang in pairs of two wires from the ceiling.
The tracks are separated by a low metal fence.
Red plastic seats are mounted on metal bars fixed to the wall. Behind them are advertising boards in metal frames.
The red plastic seats have been replaced with yellow plastic chairs in 2016.
The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original line A. It is one of the few stations that has kept its original North-South design.
It is situated in the 7th arrondissement under the rue de Solférino where Napoleon III and his army defeated the Austrian army in 1859.
It is served by the metro line 12. The station is labelled as a connection station with the RER C Musée d'Orsay, but it is necessary to leave the station and walk along a couple of streets.
The entrance to the station with the Metropolitain sign, a map of the area and 5 acorn shaped lamps across the top of the entrance.
The Metropolitain sign is a lit red rectangle with white capital letters.
The top of the stairs are not marked.
The three sides of the entrance consist of swirly wrought-iron work painted green. It is fixed to terracotta tiled posts and a tiled base.
The entrance to the station is decorated with light blue and dark brown stencilled patterns on the terracotta tiles on the walls.
Curved advertising panel on the wall. The frame is brown with an olive branch pattern.
The station name is incorporatedin the frame using white ceranic tiles on blue tiles. On either side is a brown cross on a white background.
The station name is painted in large white letters on blue ceramic tiles and surrounded by a white border and a brown frame with olive branches.
The platform has several light brown wooden benches.
The ceiling incorporates large brown frames and ribbons.
View along the platform towards Montparnasse.
The edge of the platform is painted white and a nobbed strip has been added next to it.
The silver lights are suspended from the ceiling in pairs of wires.
Tunnel in direction Montmartre. The sign above it points to the platform.
Entrance to the platforms is from the ends.
It is tradition for the RATP to take part in in the tradition of April Fools jokes.
In 2024 it renamed a number of stations to celebrate the olympic and para-olympic games which take place later that year, as well as to highlight the week of olympic and para-olympic games (2 - 6 April 2024).
For a day, the platform of this station was renamed to Surferino.
The station opened on 19 October 1904.
It is situated at the intersection of the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements, under the place de la République.
République is served by the metro lines 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11.
This one of the smaller entrances. It is surrounded by a green fence with bars of different heights.
A map of the metro network hangs in a large green showcase. Above the map are the station name and the numbers of the metro lines stopping here.
The station has a lamppost designed by Adolphe Dervaux (1871 - 1945). On top of the green lamppost is a white ball-shaped light and a frame with white letters on a red background.
The large main entrance is surrounded by a balustrade of light coloured stone.
The word 'METROPOLITAIN' is cut in the rounded cornerstone.
Corridor and stairs towards the platform of line 3.
Small advertising boards have been placed between the handrail and the border tiles.
The ceiling is painted, but the walls are tiled.
The white ceramic tiles are of the "Metro" style, with raised centres. Each of the tiles in the green frieze has three flowers in diamonds.
Platform Line 3
Line 3 started operation on 19 October 1904.
Platform eastbound towards the next station Parmentier (Gallieni).
Seating is in groups of 3 blue plastic seats fixed to the ground. The curved walls are tiled white.
The edge of the platform is marked in white.
A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge, followed by a yellow line.
Group of three blue plastic seats under the station name sign and plan of metro system with zones.
Transfer directions to connecting metros are found next to it.
The platform edge is marked with a white line, some grey tiles with raised circles and a yellow line.
Exit from platform towards escalator. The metal folding gate, which can stop access to the space, has been secured at the side. Security cameras surveil the platform.
Blue seats and bench on the other platform.
The lights reflect in the flat white tiles on the ceiling. The structures of the light fittings have a resemblence of scythes; they are in the Ouï-dire style.
The platform is quite narrow.
Platform Line 5
Line 5 started operation on 15 November 1907.
The seats of the platform are green, metal half bowls fixed on a steel bar on the wall.
At ground level is a row of green plain tiles.
The walls are tiled with white tiles with a raised centre.
The edge of the platform is painted in white with a row of nobbed tiles.
Transfer to the other lines serving this station is by a corridor on the side of the platform.
A couple of snack machines are available.
The signage is in white mixed case letters on a blue plastic sign.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled.
Exit from the platform is via a staircase at the end of the platform.
The metal lights are uplighting, reflecting on the top of the metal.
Advertising is in large frames with white ceramic tiles.
Platform Line 8
Line 8 started operation on 5 May 1931.
Signage on a blue plastizised sign in white mixed case letters.
The sign is located on white tiles of the type "Metro".
The yellow plastic seats are mounted on a base with orange tiles.
The walls are curved and covered in white tiles. The large advertising frame is metal.
The two platforms are separated by a tiled wall with arches to allow access in case of emergency or for RATP workers.
Advertising boards in flat steel frames are located between most arches, but no advertising had been added. Instead the boards sported blue or green backgrounds.
The lights in yellow casings are suspended from the ceiling. They run above the edge of the tracks. The edge of the platform is marked in white, with no additional yellow line. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
Platform Line 9
Line 9 started operation on 10 December 1933.
The yellow lights hung from the ceiling match the plastic seats fixed to the wall.
The two platforms of the line are separated by a tiled wall with some semi-circular openings. The ceiling is vaulted and tiled.
The advertising posters are placed both on the wall behind the track as well as on wall on the platform and are in metal frames.
The edge of the platform is marked in white, with no additional yellow line. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The Republic takes to the stage - A large display showing the change from boulevard of crime to boulevard of theatre and the history of the statues on the place de la republique. Texts are in French, English and Spanish.
Name signage on a plasticised sign. The station name is in white letters. Underneath it are two signs.
The left sign shows the direction to the connecting metros and some exits. The right sign gives the direction to the ticket office and services, and the other exits.
Platform Line 11
Line 11 started operation on 23 April 1935.
The two platforms lie opposite, the tracks between them. Automatic barriers are not installed yet. The ceiling is vaulted and covered in white, flat tiles.
Small bases covered in red tiles can be used seating where the red plastic seats have been removed.
The lights are in red rectangular metal boxes stretching from one end of the platform to the other.
White flat tiles and the station name on an enamelled sign over a map of the local area.
Passengers can access the platform via two tunnels. High fences have been put up to prevent anybody from accidentally falling onto the tracks.
The tunnel on the other platform, at the front of the train. The sides of the tunnel entrance are tiled in dark orange.
Monitors are suspended from the ceiling to allow the driver to view the platform via the security cameras.
The front of the train and the platform are separated by a tall metal fence.
The station opened on 24 April 1906 as Montparnasse. Originally the station consisted of two separate stations, which were joined in the late 1930s by tunnels to form the present Montparnasse - Bienvenüe. It takes its name from the engineer Fulgence Bienvenüe, who is regarded as the "father" of the metro. Lines 4 and 12 were part of the former Montparnasse station, while the lines 6 and 13 were part of Bienvenüe.
The station is situated at the intersection of the 6th, 14th and 15th arrondissements.
It is now served by the metro lines 4, 6, 12 and 13. All platforms are underground.
Corridor toward the line 4. At the left are the stairs in direction Montrouge, on the right the stairs in direction Porte de Clignancourt to cross above the tracks. A traffic display is hanging from the ceiling.
Advertising posters are in brown ceramic frames.
The two parts of the station are linked by a corridor with three moving bands.
In 2011 the walls of the corridor where painted with distinctive elements of Paris; such as the sign on the Alexander III bridge here. The slightly faded style was inspired by Villeroy & Boch.
The decor has been replaced with advertising posters along the whole length of the link.
The ceiling is painted white.
When approaching it can be seen that the images are composed of different patterns.
Platform Line 4
Line 4 started operation on 9 January 1910.
Access to the platform is from below. The stairs are behind a light gray barrier. Markings can be seen on the ground to indicate where the doors will be when the metro stops.
Signage is in upper- and lowercase white letters on a blue plasticised sign without frame.
The walls are tiled in flat, white rectangular tiles.
The two tracks of the line are separated by a low fence. Seating on the platform is provided by yellow plastic seats mounted on a bar fixed to the wall.
The silver lights are suspended from the ceiling in fittings shaped like scythes.
Markings for the posure of the barrier can be seen as well.
The advertising boards are framed by white ceramic tiles.
Platform Line 6
Line 6 started operation on 24 April 1906.
The walls are tiled to about shoulder height in orange and yellow ceramic tiles.
The wall above and the ceiling are painted white,
The lights are in rectangular dark yellow metal encasings hang above above the edge of the platform.
The dark orange plastic seats are fixed on a bar on the wall.
Platform Line 12
Line 12 started operation on 5 November 1910.
Entrance to the platform is from the side.
The green lights are fixed to the ceiling with scythe-shaped brackets. This is part of the Ouï-dire style.
The walls and the vaulted ceiling are tiled with white flat tiles.
The edge of the platform is marked in white. A row of about 20 cm wide knobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
Platform Line 13
Line 13 started operation on 21 January 1937.
Line 13 forks, so the board shows the next two trains for each of the two branches.
Entrance to the platform is from the end.
The ends of the platform are tiled in green to match the green plastic seats fixed on a base of green ceramic tiles.
The station name is painted in uppercase on blue rectangular tiles in a white ceramic frame.
The tiles on the wall are rectangular with a raised centre called "Metro" style.
Barriers have been installed on this line.
The lights are encased in green metal strips along the barrier; in the Andreu-Motte style.
The station opened on 30 December 1923 as part of the line 10 before being transferred to previous line 14 on 27 July 1937.
As from 9 November 1976 it is served by the metro line 13. The station is situated in the 7th arrondissement.
Varenne is an underground station. It has a centre platform and one side platform.
The walls and ceiling of the stairs are tiled in small white rectangualar ceramic tiles with a raised centre.
There are quite a number of stairs from the entry to the platforms, so a landing has been created, that people can take a rest while going up or down the stairs. Additionally handrails have been fixed to both walls.
Narrow advertising posters in metal frames have been placed above the handrails.
The centre platform before the installation of platform doors in 2012. The ground on the left has already been marked for the installation.
The ground is painted grey. The platform edges are marked in white, with a row of grey knobbed tiles.
The station is close to the Rodin museum and two replicas of his sculptures have been placed on the platform.
Balzac "welcomes" passengers as they enter the platform.
A replicate of Rodin's sculpture "Le Penseur" on a low pedestal is behind Balzac.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled. The white light casings look like upside-down plant boxes suspended from the ceiling. They are in the Andreu-Motte style.
Entrance to the the platform is from the end. Right at the entrance is a small tap on a small wall in the middle of the platform.
The walls are tiled in white horizontal tiles with a raised centre.
The ground is painted grey. The platform doors have now been installed.
The tracks of the line 13 lie between the central platform and the side platform.
All white lines and knobbed tiles have been removed.
Warnings have been posted on the side of the doors not to enter the metro when the horn sounds.
The central platform after the platform doors have been installed. The tracks on the left lead to Châtillon.
The barrier on the right has no doors as the track is used for trains passing through on the internal network, and are not open to the public.
White plastic seats have been fixed on metal bar, facing the platform doors.
The signage on the side platform consists of large white letters stencilled on blue ceramic tiles and surrounded by a white ceramic frame.
The advertising posters are framed in honey-coloured ceramic tiles with a wheat pattern.
The signage on the wall behind the track not used by the line 13 consists of white uppercase letters on a blue plasticised sign without frame.